US After SC train crash, wife of conductor sues Amtrak, CSX Corp

04:05 09 february 2018

04:05 09 february 2018 Source:
Reuters

Amtrak train breaks apart while traveling at high speed

Amtrak says the Acela 2150 train experienced a "mechanical issue when two of the train's cars separated"WASHINGTON -- An Amtrak train broke apart early Tuesday morning as it was traveling from Washington, D.C., to Boston. The Acela 2150 train experienced a "mechanical issue when two of the train's cars separated" just before 7 a.m., according to Amtrak spokesperson Jason Abrams.

RELATED: Conductor , Passenger Injured in Deadly Amtrak Crash Sue . Federal investigators are planning to give Two Amtrak employees, a conductor and an WIS has obtained the 911 recordings of people calling in after the fatal Amtrak - CSX train crash that killed two Amtrak employees.

The system that operates the train signals in the area was down, so CSX Corp — the freight railroad operator which runs that stretch of track — was Just hours after Sunday’s crash , which also sent 116 of the 147 people on board the New York-to-Miami train to the hospital, Amtrak President Robert

The widow of an Amtrak train conductor killed this week in a South Carolina collision filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Amtrak and CSX Corp, the Florida Times-Union reported.

Conductor Michael Cella and engineer Michael Kempf were killed in the Sunday crash between a New York-to-Miami Amtrak passenger train and an unoccupied CSX freight train.

Cella's widow, Christine Cella, filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Duval County, Florida, where the couple lived, the newspaper reported, citing Cella's attorney.

Brother of Amtrak employee who died said sibling worried about safety

The brother of Michael Kempf, an Amtrak employee killed when a train crashed on Sunday in South Carolina, said his brother often expressed safety concerns.The brother of an Amtrak engineer killed in a crash in South Carolina on Sunday said safety on the rails was among his sibling's biggest concern.

The system that operates the train signals in the area was down, so CSX Corp . — the freight railroad operator which runs that stretch of track — was Just hours after Sunday's crash , which also sent 116 of the 147 people on board the New York-to-Miami train to the hospital, Amtrak President Robert

In the U.S. passenger rail operator’s third fatal crash in as many months, Amtrak Train 91, carrying nine crew members and 136 passengers, was traveling from New York to Miami when it hit the CSX Corp freight train that was stopped on a side track, or siding, at about 2:35 a.m.

On Sunday, Amtrak blamed the crash on CSX, which owns and operates the portion of the tracks where a switch was padlocked in a position that led to the collision between the passenger train and the stationary freight train. In addition to the two killed, more than 100 people were injured.

Reuters was not able to immediately reach Cella's attorney or view a copy of the lawsuit.

Amtrak declined to comment on pending litigation and said it would respond in court. Representatives for CSX were not immediately available for comment.

Charges reinstated vs. Amtrak engineer in Philadelphia crash .
An Amtrak engineer has been ordered to stand trial on criminal charges for a deadly 2015 derailment in Philadelphia. A judge on Tuesday reinstated involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges against 34-year-old Brandon Bostian.Another judge had thrown out the charges last year, ruling that the evidence pointed to an accident, not negligence.Pennsylvania prosecutors appealed. Judge Kathryn S. Lewis ruled that the earlier judge had erred and that there was sufficient evidence to send the case to trial.Bostian sat stunned as the decision was announced.

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RELATED: Conductor , Passenger Injured in Deadly Amtrak Crash Sue . Federal investigators are planning to give Two Amtrak employees, a conductor and an WIS has obtained the 911 recordings of people calling in after the fatal Amtrak - CSX train crash that killed two Amtrak employees.

The system that operates the train signals in the area was down, so CSX Corp — the freight railroad operator which runs that stretch of track — was Just hours after Sunday’s crash , which also sent 116 of the 147 people on board the New York-to-Miami train to the hospital, Amtrak President Robert

The system that operates the train signals in the area was down, so CSX Corp . — the freight railroad operator which runs that stretch of track — was Just hours after Sunday's crash , which also sent 116 of the 147 people on board the New York-to-Miami train to the hospital, Amtrak President Robert

In the U.S. passenger rail operator’s third fatal crash in as many months, Amtrak Train 91, carrying nine crew members and 136 passengers, was traveling from New York to Miami when it hit the CSX Corp freight train that was stopped on a side track, or siding, at about 2:35 a.m.

The site of Sunday's early morning train crash between an Amtrak train , bottom, and a CSX freight train , top left, in Cayce, S . C . Federal The conductor and engineer aboard the New York-to-Miami Amtrak train were killed when that craft collided with a CSX Corp . freight train parked on a side track.

The site of Sunday's early morning train crash between an Amtrak train , bottom, and a CSX freight train , top left, in Cayce, S . C . Federal The conductor and engineer aboard the New York-to-Miami Amtrak train were killed when that craft collided with a CSX Corp . freight train parked on a side track.

An attorney for the family of an Amtrak conductor killed in a South Carolina crash over the weekend said the man had been a hard worker for the company Cella and engineer Michael Kempf were killed early Sunday when their passenger train collided with a stopped CSX Corp . freight train on a side

The site of Sunday's early morning train crash between an Amtrak train , bottom, and a CSX freight train , top left, in Cayce, S . C . Federal The conductor and engineer aboard the New York-to-Miami Amtrak train were killed when that craft collided with a CSX Corp . freight train parked on a side track.

The site of Sunday's early morning train crash between an Amtrak train , bottom, and a CSX freight train , top left, in Cayce, S . C . Federal The conductor and engineer aboard the New York-to-Miami Amtrak train were killed when that craft collided with a CSX Corp . freight train parked on a side track.

The site of Sunday's early morning train crash between an Amtrak train , bottom, and a CSX freight train , top left, in Cayce, S . C . Federal The conductor and engineer aboard the New York-to-Miami Amtrak train were killed when that craft collided with a CSX Corp . freight train parked on a side track.

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